KL Rahul understands that he has great shoes to fill. Taking on the role of MS Dhon’s wicketkeeper-batsman in limited overs cricket, the vice-captain of India is preparing for new challenges as India resumes international cricket in the long-awaited series against Australia.
MS Dhoni retired of international cricket on August 15 after not having participated in India for over a year. The World Cup winning captain of India was a crucial member of Virat Kohli’s team, not only because of his hitting skills, but also because of his experience behind the wicket. Dhoni played a key role in helping young spinners in India with their input and Captain Kohli had an experienced activist supervising the procedures from behind the stumps.
KL Rahul said he is interested in improving his ability to read the game from behind the stumps and contribute to the team’s success in the upcoming limited matches in Australia. Captain of the Kings XI Punjab He emerged as the first-choice wicketkeeper-hitter even as Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson were vying for the spot earlier this year in New Zealand.
Rahul said he has a good relationship with the spinners on the side and is eager to give them input and help his captain with his reading of the game.
“Look, obviously no one can take the place of MS Dhoni. He has shown us the way and has shown us the role of the hitter and how it should be done. We have learned a lot from MS Dhoni,” KL Rahul told reporters on Wednesday . .
“With players like Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal), Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) and Kuldeep (Yadav) and the other spinners in the team, we have a decent friendship, a decent understanding in between. I will probably go and give them feedback on how I feel. it may be a better length and a better pace for bowling in. I can tell you if you are doing something wrong.
“Like I said, I did this in a series in New Zealand, I really enjoyed it. Hopefully I can improve my reading of the game and I can give the bowlers and the captain a good response from behind the stumps.”
I wouldn’t call my hitting power: Rahul
KL Rahul was in good shape for India in the series of limited overs in New Zealand earlier this year. The wicketkeeper-batsman won the Orange Cap at IPL 2020, 670 runs in 14 matches for KXIP. However, questions were asked about his hit rate, but Rahul believes that he is not a powerful hitter and that he is interested in helping the team in whatever role he wants him to play.
“I wouldn’t call my hitting a power hit, it’s not something I’m blessed with, I try to play the role that I feel the team demands of me to play at that time,” Rahul said.
“I learned to stay in the moment, that’s something I’ve really worked on and as you get older you realize you need to keep improving, I’m lucky to be able to interact with the best players in the world.” I’m always looking to grow. “
India will kick off its Australian tour with a 3-match ODI series, starting on Friday in Sydney. After the first 2 ODIs, the two teams will travel to Canberra for the series finale, which will be followed by a 3-game T20I series and a 4-game test series.
